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Northern Lands.
Saum Marshes.
This is a dense wetland Forest.
Lakes and rivers of all sizes are almost evenly distributed throughout this wetland.
The carriage jolted all the way.
Finally, it temporarily stopped inside the Forest, in a wide clearing.
"Let's get off first and get something to eat."
Wirbel suggested.
After all, although they really wanted to continue their journey.
But traveling day and night, they could tolerate a little jolting while sitting in the carriage.
But that spirited steed couldn't take it anymore.
"Horse—Hmph~ Hmph!"
The steed showed signs of fatigue at this moment.
His nose snorted air, making sounds of dissatisfaction.
"Alright, alright, go find something to eat."
Scharf gently stroked the steed's head.
Smiling, he untied the shafts that were restraining the steed.
Seeing this, the steed happily pawed its front hooves, let out a snorting sound, and ran into the Forest.
"Aren't you worried it might run away?"
Yulian rubbed his nose and asked a rather foolish question.
After all, he really didn't know much about this.
"Don't worry, it will come back on its own."
Ehre moved a large box from the carriage using Magic, and after smilingly answering Yulian.
She also said.
"Mr. Yulian, please collect some firewood."
"Firewood? Okay."
Yulian nodded.
Looking at this setup, they were going to make a fire and cook.
Just wondering how Ehre's cooking skills were?
"Scharf, you go with him."
Wirbel looked at Scharf, who wanted to quietly slack off, and instructed with a grin.
Scharf naturally agreed.
And walked into the Forest with Yulian.
"Do you often cook for yourselves?"
While picking up some damp dead branches from the ground.
Yulian chatted with Scharf.
After all, people who chose to cook rather than eat dry rations when traveling were in the minority.
Every time cooking in the wilderness was a very time-consuming matter.
"Yes, when we were in the Magic squad..."
"In the wilderness, we only cook occasionally depending on the situation."
Scharf seemed to have remembered something.
He couldn't help but lick the corner of his mouth.
"Speaking of which, it's thanks to that horse..."
"Otherwise, with Wirbel and Ehre's personalities..." Saying this, Scharf shook his head again and said.
"But perhaps it's also because of Yulian."
"Consider it a welcome ceremony for Mr. Yulian."
Sometimes the horse, sometimes himself.
Yulian instinctively wanted to rub his nose.
But his hands were holding dead branches and couldn't be freed.
But ultimately, it was a good thing.
Compared to eating bread, hot meals were naturally more to Yulian's liking.
"That's enough..."
"Let's go back."
Scharf looked at the branches the two were holding, estimated the amount, and said.
Yulian also nodded gently.
They returned to the clearing again.
"Carrots, tomatoes, salt, cabbage..."
Wirbel pulled out ingredients one after another from beside the large box.
Ehre, who was nearby, smiled with pursed lips, watching the serious-faced Wirbel.
There's a little something going on!
Yulian blinked his small eyes looking at this scene.
Another little pair?
"Mr. Yulian, the box contains our supplies for the journey."
"There are also some dried fruits and snacks..."
"Wait for me, I'll go find them for you."
Scharf put down the dead branches and excitedly walked towards Wirbel.
Why does it feel like that's just an excuse for you to eat them yourself...
Put down the dead branches.
After slightly activating cleansing Magic to clean the dust off his body.
Yulian finally got to rub his nose as he wished.
"You're back."
Ehre naturally noticed their return.
She immediately walked towards Yulian.
"Okay..."
"Do you want me to dry these branches?"
Yulian nodded.
He pointed at the somewhat damp branches and asked.
Ehre smiled.
"Then I'll trouble Yulian."
Yulian activated Magic to summon two small stools and sat down with Ehre.
They started working.
"Brat, don't squeeze me!"
"Who's squeezing you? There's so much space!"
"Are you going to eat later or not!"
"I was wrong..."
The sounds of Wirbel and Scharf messing around rang out near the box.
Yulian was currently using Fire Magic to dry the branches.
Yulian, who had originally felt a bit bored, couldn't help but smile slightly when he heard the two of them messing around.
"They're often like this."
Ehre looked like she was amused, and smiled sheepishly.
Then she clenched her fists and shouted at the two of them.
"Can you two be a little quieter!"
"Don't embarrass yourselves!"
Hearing Ehre's words.
Wirbel and Scharf trembled slightly.
They immediately nodded like little chicks pecking rice.
And obediently started looking for what they wanted.
"Mr. Yulian, please excuse us."
Ehre saw Yulian's stunned expression.
Her cheeks slightly flushed, she said in a low voice.
"No, it's fine..."
"It's really good."
Yulian shook his head and said, smiling slightly.
Looking at it this way, Yulian actually quite liked the atmosphere of the team.
It was extremely similar to how Fern's mother had dominated against Stark and Frieren before!
"Alright, leave it to me."
After collecting the dried wood.
Yulian piled up a standard small bonfire for making a fire.
After activating Fire Magic, a bright flame ignited.
"That was fast."
Wirbel, who walked over holding a pile of prepared ingredients, smiled happily when he saw the very standard bonfire.
"Now the team finally has someone who can make a fire."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ehre glared fiercely at Wirbel.
"Hasn't making fire and cooking always been your job?"
"This time, I even prepared the firewood for you."
"What else are you not satisfied with?"
"Horse—Ah—Haha!"
Before the two could finish speaking.
A frightened neigh came from not far away.
Without a doubt, it was that steed.
What Yulian was worried about still happened.
"I'll go take a look."
Scharf didn't care about the snacks and dried fruits he was holding, and casually threw them back onto the box.
He immediately ran towards the source of the sound.
"Wirbel, continue cooking, Scharf and I will go."
Ehre thought for a moment and instructed.
Saying this, she followed Scharf's steps.
"Should I go take a look too?"
Yulian was a little curious.
He asked Wirbel, who was unperturbed and was arranging the iron pot.
Wirbel, who was starting to make soup.
"Yes, go ahead, Mr. Yulian."
Wirbel nodded, smiling with pursed lips.
"If you go, you can also keep an eye on the two of them."
"I'll cook here and wait for you to come back."
When Yulian caught up with the two, they were surprisingly next to a large hole where the ground had collapsed.
"What happened?"
Yulian stepped forward and asked.
Ehre shook her head while holding her nose and pointed to the bottom of the large hole.
She didn't speak.
Yulian looked over as well.
He was shocked to see that the steed had fallen into the large hole and was impaled by some seemingly familiar metal ores.
Blood was flowing profusely...
"My horse..."
"My beloved pony!"
Scharf knelt on the ground, looking down into the large hole.
At this moment, he was crying with tears streaming down his face.
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